My RedEye Just Went Bonkers

[RedEye19FL]

Hi Folks! It's been a very, very long time since I posted here. Been dealing with some health issues and wife's dementia and I just lost interest in my Hellcat. Okay, here's the point of my post. After sitting for several months in my garage on a battery tender, I went to start the car (out of guilt for not doing so for a long time). The battery was completely dead. I mean as a door nail. I put it on a portable charger (Wolfbox), started it and that's when all Hell broke loose; lights flashing, horn going off, rough idle, the wrath of God coming down on me. It's also had a blank screen. My question is, could it be that the gas went bad or that the battery did not have enough charge to run the electronics? I don't know. I'm going to replace the battery (which looks like a difficult job) and see what happens. Your thoughts. Anyone else have this happen to them. Thanks. I hope all of you are doing well!!

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

I remember something similar happening to my husband's HC while at a T&T at the track.
It was alarming when it happened.
The battery ended up needing to be replaced.

I'm sure the guys will chime in.
Sorry, to hear about you and your wife having health issues.

Getting your Hellcat out for a drive will be good for you.

Take Care,

~Linda

 

[RedEye19FL]

I remember something similar happening to my husband's HC while at a T&T at the track.
It was alarming when it happened.
The battery ended up needing to be replaced.

I'm sure the guys will chime in.
Sorry, to hear about you and your wife having health issues.

Getting your Hellcat out for a drive will be good for you.

Take Care,

~Linda

Thanks Linda. I hope you are well and happy!

 

[DGatzby]

Replace the battery; done.

 

[vortecd]

A bad battery will make a lot of weird shit happen

 

[1971demon]

A bad battery will make a lot of weird shit happen

So will an Irish wife from time to time....but these guys are right..replace the battery..(make sure it has a full charge)...drive it a while..try and run it for an hour...your problems will be over...and your health will get better...

 

[BULL]

Besides the battery being replaced, much of the behavior can be attributed to the various systems needing to be reset, this can take several starts and a bit of time.